Archive for August, 2013

To continue the anticipation to Lil Wayne’s forthcoming mixtape Dedication 5 with DJ Drama — a spinoff to Dedication 4 which came out less than a year ago -- the rapper has unveiled the official album artwork. The cover-art shows the YMCMB head honcho positioned with his top off, showing off his tattoos with “A GUN” inked in his palm. The mixtape will have a speculative release date of August 30, being Wayne’s second project of 2013 with I Am Not A Human Being II released back in March. Stay tuned for more on Dedication 5.

After announcing the release of MMLP2 this November, Eminem was also featured in another Beats by Dre commercial, promoting the #NewBeatsStudio line. PREVIOUS: Eminem Announces Marshall Mathers LP 2 Release Date, Previews New SingleMore >

We can’t decide what was more entertaining about last night’s MTV Video Music Awards; the show itself, the red carpet fails, the hilarious memes or the plethora of GIFs it has blessed us with.

Here we take a look at the GIFs the shenanigans of folks like Miley Cyrus, Robin Thicke, Drake and many others blessed us with during last night’s main event in Brooklyn. Also, Rihanna’s actions while simply attending the show was a performance in itself. Yeah, it’s a lot of Miley Cyrus, but that chick was on one.

Check out the Oddest 2013 MTV VMAs moments in GIF form in the following pages.

Altamont presents its Fall “Bedouin Burnouts” collection with this home video-style lookbook. Directed by Caroline Snow, the video depicts the collection that draws its inspirations from the wandering Bedouin people native to the Sahara desert. These inspirations can be seen in the form of two woven patterns, the Hanif and Adahn, and complement the remainder of the collection, which includes updated jacket cuts and new colorways for the denim Altamont is known for. You can check out the new Altamont collection in its entirety here.

Sources close to Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom are saying that the couple is "effectively" separated due to his "crack" habit. A set up for the divorce we all knew was coming? Hmmm. Get the deets on what was the final straw inside….

Although divorce attorneys have not been contacted (as far as we know) sources close to Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom tell TMZ–the Kardashian mouthpiece who coincidentally has a while lot of info when the family keeps begging for privacy– that the couple has "effectively" separated following Lamar’s refusal to go back into a treatment program.

We showed you photos of Khloe’s bff Malika Haqq returning Lamar’s white Mercedes to him a few days ago, and apparently, Khloe had already reached the point where she was "done."

Khloe told Lamar that if he didn’t get help, she didn’t want anything to do with him anymore. Especially when the reported "Kardashian family intervention" didn’t help.

And we’re now learning that this has been brewing for a while. Khloe has been secretly dealing with Lamar’s alleged drug habit for most of her marriage, but kept it a secret from the family.

In fact, TMZ reports that although Kris Jenner has known about the issue for a few months, Khloe kept most of the family in the dark. She told private investigators who she called in to follow Lamar-since she thought this was a way to help him– that Lamar was using "performance enhancing drugs."

Her sisters Kim and Kourtney reportedly only learned about the seriousness of the recreational drug use "very recently".

Khloe only came clean to her family about Lamar’s drug use after reports of his infidelity surfaced. "Khloe was a real trooper. She’s been living a nightmare," the source said. Convenient Khloe-sympathetic excuse for the death of a marriage? Possibly. The conspiracy theories are twirling everywhere though that this whole crack story reeks of a Kardashian cover up. They’re becoming pros in spinning divorces to go in their favor.

By the way, still no update on Lamar supposedly going missing for the last now 4 days.

Eminem fans can rejoice in knowing that a new album is on the way. A new Beats By Dre commercial released during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards revealed details for Eminem’s seventh studio album, reportedly titled MMLP2–suggesting “Marshall Mathers LP 2, a sequel to his sophomore album from 2000.

According to the commercial, the album will drop on November 5, 2013.

It was indicated that the effort would be executive produced by Dr. Dre, as well as Def Jam Records co-founder and acclaimed producer Rick Rubin. Rubin has been affiliated with a number of high-profile hip hop records this year.

Originally known for bright colors and rock ‘n roll attitude, the Nike Air Tech Challenge II “US Open” flips the script with a toned down, tonal take. A black base benefits from purple on the outsole and tongue tagging, with dotted laces providing additional flavor. Fans of Andre Agassi and the Nike Air Tech Challenge II can pick up this new release colorway now exclusively at 21 Mercer.

As an avid promoter and supporter of all things creative, UK streetwear label, ADDICT, launched their Fall/Winter 2013 Artist Series. For this season, the English brand reached out to British artist Mysterious Al, New York-based photographer, Richard Kern, and London-based designer, Swifty, all contributing artworks that are printed on t-shirts. As each artist has a very distinct style, this series looks like a well-curated group exhibition when seen as a whole. All of these collaboration t-shirts are already available from ADDICT stockists worldwide, or jump onto their online shop.

”I Used To Love Her”6:00AM ET August 26th, 2013Contributor : Rayna Dean A Rocky Williform Company

New York Knicks player Iman Shumpert admitted in a recent interview that he has had a crush on pop star Rihanna in the past. But according to Shumpert, he had to shelve his feelings for the sexy singer after she dissed his teammate J.R. Smith on social media earlier this year.

“Listen, listen, this is justified,” Shumpert said after refusing a framed photo of RiRi during the interview with Charlemagne tha God. “I used to love Rihanna too but she had said her words about the Knicks. I’m on the Knicks and everybody knows I’ma defend the Knicks to the end and J.R. my brother. Listen, J.R.’s my brother and I can’t have that right now. [She got at us] during the play-offs. I mean, that ain’t why we lost the series but it was just some extra stuff that could have been something totally different. I can’t deal with that. I used to love Rihanna. I used to love her, love her, like, that was my G.”

Prior to the VMA Awards, contemporary heavyweights Flatbush ZOMBiES, Mr. MFN eXquire, Nitty Scott, MC and Dyme-A-Duzin got together at RapFix to flaunt their lyrical ability. With constant reminder that there should be no cursing, the rappers took the microphone on a stellar back-to-back session, and while most managed to oblige to the rule, Mr. MFN eXquire had to let loose on one punchline. Trading bar for bar, the above freestyle session came as the fourth and final RapFix Live episode from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn — the venue that hosted 2013 MTV VMAs.